Articles filed under Science
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New panels want to talk ethics, rules of climate tinkeringJun 06, 2022 7:00 am - Tinkering with the planet's air to cool Earth's ever-warming climate is inching closer to reality enough so that two different high-powered groups - one of scientists an...
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'A very cool rock': How suburban kids made dolostone Illinois' state rockJun 06, 2022 1:00 am - swCooler than sandstone or limestone, and packing a punch of magnesium, dolostone became Illinois' official state rock Monday thanks to the efforts of junior geologists ...
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Sky high: Carbon dioxide levels in air spike past milestoneJun 03, 2022 7:00 am - The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has shot past a key milestone -- more than 50% higher than pre-industrial times -- and is at levels not seen...
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World's largest plant is a vast seagrass meadow in AustraliaJun 01, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have discovered the world's largest plant off the Australia coast - a seagrass meadow that has grown by repeatedly cloning itself. Genetic ...
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Experts: Everything points to another busy hurricane seasonMay 31, 2022 7:00 am - Batten down the hatches for another nasty hurricane season. Nearly every natural force and a bunch of human-caused ones - more than just climate change - have turned the...
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Boeing capsule lands back on Earth after space shakedownMay 25, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Boeing's crew taxi returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Wednesday, completing a repeat test flight before NASA astronaut...
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Stormy repeat: NOAA predicts busy Atlantic hurricane seasonMay 24, 2022 7:00 am - Federal meteorologists are forecasting a record-shattering seventh straight unusually busy Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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Boeing docks crew capsule to space station in test do-overMay 20, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - With only a test dummy aboard, Boeing's astronaut capsule pulled up and parked at the International Space Station for the first time Friday, ...
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Boeing crew capsule launches to space station on test redoMay 19, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Boeing's crew capsule rocketed into orbit Thursday on a repeat test flight without astronauts, after years of being grounded by flaws that co...
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Dusty demise for NASA Mars lander in July; power dwindlingMay 17, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise. The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. NASA...